Published at Sunday, September 29th, 2019 - 06:57:06 AM. Cake. By Sébastien Jalbert.

I suggest you take a pad and writing utensil, so you can take notes. Sometimes that is unnecessary because you’ll run into or taste a cake you absolutely hate, but I’d even make note of that, in case someone you know has recommended that baker or that particular flavor. You will want to remember why you didn’t choose the cake or baker and have a definitive reason for not going with it or the baker. I know it all sounds strange even impossible. It is true that our tastes change suddenly even from childhood to a couple of years and definitely after 10 – 15 years, in terms of what we like or don’t like. Take notes, it will save the day and your taste memory.

When in doubt, make a test cake to see what happens when you refrigerate your cake with the intended filling and frosting/fondant. You don’t want to be surprised about this. Refrigerated fillings are delicious, though sometime they are a double-edged sword. Butter cakes do not taste their best right out of the refrigerator. Combine them with a refrigerated filling, and you have to make a choice. Cold cake or warm filling. Either one is not good. And, you don’t want people telling the host/hostess that the cake was ”dry” because it was cold. Switch to a different cake recipe or use sugar syrup on your cake layers before assembling to help the cake retain moisture so it doesn’t dry out while in the refrigerator. Remember that gum paste and royal icing decorations on a cake will be ruined if it is refrigerated.